Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Venezia (1st, 80 pts) held a 28-point advantage over Santarcangelo (10th, 52 pts). Venezia ranked just 13th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Against a league average of 1.1 goals per team per game, Venezia ran at 1.47 scored and 0.76 conceded, Santarcangelo at 1.16 and 1.03.
Six consecutive wins preceded this game for Venezia, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Over the last five, Venezia had taken 15 of 15 points to Santarcangelo's 6.
The match was played at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo in Venezia (capacity 10,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Santarcangelo led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.